Two Kashmiris arrested and labeled hybrid-militants
On 7th September, Indian state arrested two Kashmiris and labeled them as “hybrid-militants”, a category that the state uses arbitrarily to label any pro-freedom…
Following the Israeli Playbook, India improves its technology of surveillance and oppression
On the same day, in a report by Press Trust of India, a senior officer of Indian occupation forces announced that a tear gas…
Religious scholar and Imam of Masjid arrested by Indian authorities
On 3rd September, the Indian state arrested a local cleric in the Kashmiri region of Chenab Valley, 22-year-old Kashmiri, namely Abdul Wahid, and falsely…
Amnesty International releases report on repression of press freedom in Kashmir
On 2nd September, Amnesty International said in a briefing that the Indian state has drastically intensified the repression of rights in Jammu and Kashmir…
Indian Chandigarh Court Acquits 20 Hindu nationalists who attacked Kashmiri Muslim leader
On 27th August, a local court in Chandigarh acquitted 20 Hindu nationalists who had roughed up and assaulted Kashmiri religious leader, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq,…
India falsely portrays Kashmiri illegal detainees as combatants
On the same day, Indian forces in Kashmir claimed to have arrested three Kashmiri boys who were presented as ‘over-ground workers’, a term created…
Kashmiri pro-freedom leader and religious figure barred from leaving his home for prayer
On 26th August, Kashmir Valley’s chief cleric and pro-freedom leader, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, was disallowed to lead the Friday prayers at the prominent Jamia…
Kashmiri Muslim School Teachers Suspended by Indian government for not Hoisting Indian Flag
On 20th August, nine Kashmiri school-teachers were suspended by the Indian state for not hoisting an Indian flag in their schools. Around 8 of…
The religious freedom of Kashmiri Muslims faces fresh onslaught
On August 18th, the Jammu and Kashmir Wakf Board, an institute run by the Indian state through which it controls the Muslim shrines in…
India’s settler-colonial plans unfold in Kashmir as all Indians can now vote in Kashmir
On August 17th, the Chief Electoral Officer of Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir Hirdesh Kumar announced that after abrogation of Article-370, every citizen of India…